territory allotted to the Arab state under the 1947 UN Partition Plan. However, in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the village was captured by the Israel Defense Forces in Operation Hiram on October 29, by which time a large part of Tarshiha's Arab population had fled to Lebanon.
Ma'alot
Ma'alot was established as a development town for Jewish immigrants from Romania, Iran, Lebanon and Morocco, in 1957. The first homes were built on Har HaRakafot (Cyclamen Hill), known in Arabic as Bab Al-Hauwa ("Gate of the Winds"). In 1963, Ma'alot was merged with the larger Tarshiha, and the unified town was renamed to reflect both origins. The inhabitants of Tarshiha hoped that the merger would improve the level of services.
On 15 May 1974, an elementary school in Ma'alot was attacked by terrorists of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestinein what became known as the Ma'alot massacre. Twenty-one teenagers from Safed on a class trip were murdered in the attack. They had been sleeping on the floor inside the building.
Ma'alot-Tarshiha was officially recognized as a city in 1996.
It should be noted that various items of archaeological importance have been found in Ma'alot, including a section of an ancient grindstone from an olive oil press.
Second Lebanon War
Nearly 700 Katyusha rockets landed in the vicinity of Ma'alot-Tarshiha during the Second Lebanon War. Three Arab residents of the city were killed in a rocket attack
